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Founded by the late Harry Chapin

Long Island Cares – The Harry Chapin Regional Food Bank has been on a mission to feed Long Islanders facing food insecurity and address its root causes since our founding by the late Harry Chapin in 1980.

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Outreach Farm to Truck, First Stop Pantries, Emergency Response, Mobile Programs and more. Kids Food Distribution Programs Pets Baxter's Pet Pantry
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Get the latest updates from Long Island Cares on our events, activities in the community, and many others.

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Event List

Sep
14
Food Trucks Produce Van 11:00 am Huntington Library Food Trucks Mobile Pantry 11:00 am Nassau County DSS
Sep
15
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am Friends Kitchen
Sep
16
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am Harmony Healthcare Elmont
Sep
17
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:30 am Hope Lutheran Church
Sep
18
Community Events & Food Drives Cocktails on Captree 6:00 pm Captree Island home of Michael Bohlsen Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:30 am Memorial Sloan Kettering
Sep
19
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am NYU Langone Food Trucks Aspara’Gus’ Breakfast Food Truck 9:30 am Emanuel Baptist Church
Sep
20
Food Trucks Aspara’Gus’ Breakfast Food Truck 9:30 am Brentwood Market
Sep
21
Food Trucks Produce Van 11:00 am St. Ann’s Church
Sep
22
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am EOC Glen Cove
Sep
23
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am Harmony Healthcare Westbury
Sep
24
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am Ace Family Dev. Center
Sep
25
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 10:30 am Nassau County Dept. of Health
Sep
26
Food Trucks Aspara’Gus’ Breakfast Food Truck 9:30 am Rear Of the Sixth District Court Building Food Trucks Farm To Truck 10:00 am First Baptist Church of Lawrence
Sep
27
Food Trucks Aspara’Gus’ Breakfast Food Truck 9:30 am HELP Suffolk
Sep
28
Food Trucks Produce Van 11:00 am North Babylon Library
Sep
29
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am Assembly of God Church
Sep
30
Food Trucks Farm To Truck 11:00 am St. Jude's Church
Oct
05
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Eric LeVine 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
Oct
06
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Francis Derby 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
Oct
11
Long Island Cares Events 5K & Paws Walk 2026 8:00 am Belmont Lake State Park
Oct
12
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Chris Perrotta 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
Oct
19
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Stephen Gallagher 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
Oct
20
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Thomas Haferkamp 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
Oct
26
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Thomas Gloster 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
Nov
02
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Dayven Alonso 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
Nov
03
Community Events & Food Drives Chefs Against Hunger
Gregg Lauletta 6:30 pm Tellers Next Door
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